In December 1991, Azerbaijan's
Parliament officially adopted a new Latin-based
alphabet to replace
Cyrillic. It was one of their first official moves to disassociate
themselves with the former Soviet Union. Read about the complexities
a nation faces when adopting a new script.

Check out the difficulties of designing an alphabet for computers
and satellites in Editor's
Nightmare: The Upside-Down 'e.' This is the fourth time this century that Azerbaijan
has modified its alphabet.